Part 2: đď¸ Love, Lust, and the Primal Brain: Why Smart Leaders Sabotage Relationships | Tim Ash
Release Date: 10/08/2025
Part 2 of 2: đď¸âWhen the Self-Protection Becomes the Cage: Ed Latimore on Breaking Identity Addiction and Finding Forgiveness.â
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đď¸âWhen the Self-Protection Becomes the Cage: Ed Latimore on Breaking Identity Addiction and Finding Forgiveness.â . What if the identity youâre defending isnât protecting you anymore and itâs imprisoning you? Description: In this raw and unflinching second part of Dov Baronâs conversation with Ed Latimore, we step beyond the boxing ring and deep into the fight that every high performer eventually facesâthe battle with their own identity. . Ed reveals how the survival identity we build as children becomes our greatest addiction as adults. Together, Dov and Ed dismantle the...
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Part 1 of 2: âFrom the Hurt Business to Healing the Self: Ed Latimore on Addiction
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âFrom the Hurt Business to Healing the Self: Ed Latimore on Addiction, Identity and Rebuilding Your Truthâ . What if the person you became to survive is now the reason you canât evolve? Description: He was a heavyweight boxer with a physics degree who could take a punch from anyoneâexcept himself. . In this electrifying first part of Dov Baronâs conversation with Ed Latimore, discover how a man who built his identity on toughness, intelligence, and control had to dismantle it all to find peace. . From public housing to the boxing ring to sobriety, Ed reveals the brutal paradox every...
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đď¸ Part 2 of 2: âWhen Gratitude Isnât Enough: How to Find Meaning at Work with Curiosity, Exposure, and Values.â| Mef Shebi
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đď¸ Part 2: âWhen Gratitude Isnât Enough: How to Find Meaning at Work with Curiosity, Exposure, and Values.â| Mef Shebi . đĽ What if gratitude isnât enough, and the real question is whether your work still fits who you've become? Follow to catch upcoming conversations that redefine leadership and purpose. Episode Summary đĄ In Part 2 of our conversation, Meftehe (Mef) Shebi reveals the moment when gratitude and exhaustion collided. . He had everything he was supposed to wantâan American education, a consulting job, stability for his family. Yet, something felt...
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đď¸ Part 1 of 2: âThe Soul of Meaningful Work: From Scarcity to Significance | Mef Shebi
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Part 2 of 2: "The Case of the Sexual Cosmos" Howard Bloom: Destroying Darwin
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Part 1 of 2: đĽ "Why nature is homicidal: Howard Bloom on The Dark Side of âEco-Purityâ (Encore)
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Part 1 of 2: đĽ âThe Savage Truth of Nature: Howard Bloom Destroys the Myth of Harmonyâ . What if nature isnât nurturing? What if nature is ruthless, and the only way forward is to rebel against it? Crazy? . Maybe. . Howard Bloom In a world obsessed with harmony, balance, and âreturning to nature,â Howard Bloom asks a radically different question: âIf bacteria didnât rebel against their environment... would you and I exist?â We hear the word "nature" in a conversation or a post and we might think it's a discussion on eco-purity. No one bothers to ask: Is...
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âFrom Fighter Jet to Just Culture: What Business Leaders Still Donât Getâ | Mandy Hickson If fighter pilots can build a culture where mistakes are openly shared to save lives, why do so many business leaders still hide errors and destroy trust? Episode Summary What does it take to lead when the stakes are life or death? In this candid conversation, I sit down with Mandy Hickson, the first woman to fly the Tornado GR4 on the front line, a veteran of 45 combat missions over Iraq, and the bestselling author of An Officer, Not a Gentleman. . We explore how she defied impossible odds,...
info_outlineđĽ If youâre so smart, so successful, and so in control⌠why do your relationships keep blowing up?
đ Episode Description
In Part 2 of this belief rattling conversation, Tim Ash, bestselling author of Unleash Your Primal Brain, rips the curtain back on the uncomfortable truth that most elite leaders refuse to face:
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Your rational mind is not in controlâyour primal brain is. Especially when it comes to love, lust, and long-term relationships.
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Youâll learn why:
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Most dating behavior is a neural conâdriven by ancient evolutionary imperatives, not conscious choice
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The same brain that makes you a business killer may be the reason you keep wrecking intimacy
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Oxytocin, trust, and mate selection are part of a primal system that doesnât care about your rational goals
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Monogamy is a biological outlier, and acknowledging that could save your marriage
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The deeper reason self-control fails, even for high performers
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Why the illusion of âfree willâ in love is both liberating and terrifying
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Tim and Dov dive into how modern relationships are wired to fail unless we reprogram our understanding of human nature. This episode isnât relationship advice, itâs a long hard look in the mirror.
If you're bold enough to confront the primal forces that shape who and how you love⌠press play.
đŻ Who This Episode Is For:
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Visionary leaders, founders, and CEOs who have succeeded in business but struggle in love
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Anyone brave enough to ask, âIs it really themâor is it my wiring?â
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High performers willing to rethink everything theyâve been told about dating, marriage, and monogamy
đ§ Episode Aways:
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The biological truth behind trust and betrayal
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Why intelligent people make unintelligent romantic choices
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A neuroscience-backed lens for decoding your own relationship patterns
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How to stop blaming your partner and start understanding your brain
đ Guest Bio: Tim Ash
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International keynote speaker, digital marketing pioneer, and author of Unleash Your Primal Brain
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Expert in evolutionary psychology, behavioral science, and persuasion
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Helps leaders decode how ancient biology drives modern dysfunction